FDS vs NDAQ vs TW Stock Comparison

Factset Research Systems, Nasdaq and Tradeweb Markets Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FDS Factset Research Systems Inc
$309.58 +13.4% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.35B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
4 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$104.36 +11.6% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.95B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
4 wins
TW Tradeweb Markets Inc.
$119.67 +18.3% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.42B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 4, Factset Research Systems 4, Tradeweb Markets 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFDSNDAQTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.35B $58.95B $25.42B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.3x 28.3x 28.3x FDS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 25.9x 28.5x FDS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +11.5% +14.0% TW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% 22.8% 40.7% TW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.9% 10.5% — FDS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.4x — FDS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.6% +17.5% +8.9% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr +8.6%/yr +6.5%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.3% 28.5% 31.0% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 54/100 73/100 TW

Percentile Scorecard

FDSNDAQTW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFDSNDAQTW
Valuation 30 #658 of 940 42 #56 of 96 48 #50 of 96
Growth 29 #466 of 655 40 #40 of 66 63 #25 of 66
Profitability 85 #97 of 633 79 #14 of 64 95 #4 of 64
Financial Health 63 #266 of 714 47 #50 of 93 98 #3 of 93
Shareholder Returns 72 #201 of 709 62 #15 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Overall 56 54 73
  • FDS ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • TW ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFDSNDAQTWSPY
1 month +13.4%+11.6%+18.3% -0.2%
3 months +9.0%+8.8%+14.8% +3.9%
6 months +34.9%+14.3%+6.5% +8.2%
Year to date +6.7%+7.4%+11.3% +12.9%
1 year +6.6%+17.5%+8.9% +12.3%
3 years -26.4%+119.3%+36.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.7%+29.9%+10.9% +23.3%
5 years -29.4%+51.2%+36.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.7%+8.6%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years +100.7%+389.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.2%+17.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFDSNDAQTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.3%28.5%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%29.9%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.050.57-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.140.620.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-33.4%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.7%-0.3%-5.5% -1.2%
52-week high $335.45$104.72$126.57 $779.14
52-week low $190.06$76.85$91.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFDSNDAQTW
P/E now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 13.0x 28.0xmedian 28.3x 28.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.2x 6.4xmedian 2.9x 12.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 7.4x 19.6xmedian 13.5x 21.4xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 10.8x 25.8xmedian 16.0x 24.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.2x 4.9xmedian 2.4x 3.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.22median 0.87 1.53median 0.54 0.73median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFDSNDAQTW
Revenue $2.48B $9.15B $2.21B
Gross profit $1.25B $5.78B –
Operating income $699.96M $2.73B $963.90M
Net income $533.48M $2.08B $1.02B
Free cash flow $707.48M $2.26B $1.14B
EPS (diluted) $14.57 $3.70 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $233.34M $365.00M $2.06B
Total debt $1.37B $8.74B –
Shares (diluted) 36.61M 563.31M 212.80M
Enterprise value $10.20B $56.38B $17.44B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFDSNDAQTW
P/E 21.2x 28.0x 28.3x
P/FCF 15.4x 25.8x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 22.9x 23.4x
P/S 4.4x 6.4x 12.7x
P/B 5.5x 4.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 71.6x 9.9x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 19.6x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 17.2x 24.4x 26.9x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 7.3x 11.8x
EV/FCF 17.0x 29.5x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 26.1x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.22 1.53 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFDSNDAQTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 11.5% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 15.1% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 13.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 16.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.5% 23.1% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 20.1% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.6% 28.2% 60.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 23.6% 38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.3% 31.8% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 18.3% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 9.0% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 12.8% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 7.6% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 11.6% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFDSNDAQTW
Gross margin 50.6% 63.2% –
EBITDA margin 35.6% 37.0% 54.9%
Operating margin 28.3% 29.8% 43.7%
Pretax margin 26.2% 28.5% 58.9%
Net margin 21.5% 22.8% 40.7%
FCF margin 28.6% 24.7% 51.9%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% 27.8% 54.2%
Return on equity 26.4% 17.4% 13.9%
Return on assets 12.8% 7.6% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 16.9% 10.5% –
Return on capital employed 22.8% 12.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 1.9% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFDSNDAQTW
Debt / assets 33.1% 31.9% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.9x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 56.2% 11.1%
Equity / assets 48.4% 43.8% 88.9%
Interest coverage 12.8x 7.9x 469.3x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 5.00 3.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFDSNDAQTW
Dividend yield 1.5% 1.1% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 5.6% 2.5% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 3.6% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 18.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFDSNDAQTW
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2027 25.9xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.55FY2027 $4.03FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2027 +15.8%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +11.2% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.68BFY2027 $6.10BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2027 +16.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +13.7% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFDSNDAQTW
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 769 1,082 561
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +1.0% +0.3%
Institutions buying 415 538 300
Institutions selling 244 397 211
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.36 1.42

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FDSNDAQTW
FDS 1.00 0.49 0.35
NDAQ 0.49 1.00 0.36
TW 0.35 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FDS, NDAQ and TW?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Factset Research Systems (FDS) $11.35B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.95B, Tradeweb Markets (TW) $25.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, FDS, NDAQ and TW?

Factset Research Systems (FDS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 21.3x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Factset Research Systems (FDS) is cheapest (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 16.7x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 25.9x, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 28.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Factset Research Systems (FDS) +6.7%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tradeweb Markets (TW) has the highest net margin (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 21.5%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 40.7%). On return on invested capital, Factset Research Systems (FDS) leads (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 16.9%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Factset Research Systems (FDS) +6.6%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +17.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +8.9%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Factset Research Systems (FDS) -6.7%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Tradeweb Markets (TW) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Factset Research Systems (FDS) 0.00%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 0.00%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 0.00%. Factset Research Systems (FDS) and Nasdaq (NDAQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Factset Research Systems (FDS) 48.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Tradeweb Markets (TW) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FDS, NDAQ and TW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nasdaq (NDAQ) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.